Unbound / by Harrison, Kim

Open Your Eyes Wider: Overexposure in Contemporary American Film and TV Series by Monica Michlin

“…While there are realistic uses of excessive lighting in film, overexposure almost always appears symbolic, and operates as a cinematic code that translates exposure to the magical, supernatural, or unconscious “other.” Because it is so often connected to the aesthetics of shock and revelation, overexposure often plays on the limits of what we can bear to watch. …”
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Forces et espaces : Maupassant, Borges, Hewingway by Per Aage Brandt

“…The intentional forces are agentive (volitive and located in agents) or magical (supernatural and non-agentive but still volitive). …”
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